Author Archives: Ciaran Burke

Photos from Dillon Garden- 8th June

I actually felt a bit funny walking around the garden at first, then I realised what was wrong. No camera! No, I did not forget it. When working with a tour I don’t have time to set up my tripod etc. All my photos from this trip will be taken with my iPhone. It willContinue reading “Photos from Dillon Garden- 8th June”

Dublin airport direct to Dillon Garden

So far it has been dry. We met all the group at Dublin airport and then went straight to the Dillon Garden in Ranelagh. Val Dillon welcomed and entertained us with his humourous stories and then he put the kettle on for tea and coffee. We all went to the garden. In the garden HelenContinue reading “Dublin airport direct to Dillon Garden”

Garden Tour Starts Today – Kotipuutarha

We will be meeting 38 Finnish gardeners at Dublin Airport this afternoon. Then we will be heading straight to the Dillon Garden in Ranelagh. Over the next week we will be visiting some of the loveliest gardens in Ireland. Each day I will be posting updates, a diary if you like of the gardens thatContinue reading “Garden Tour Starts Today – Kotipuutarha”

A tolling bell signals that the end is nigh…

All around us people are making pots and sowing seeds. It’s Monday afternoon, our fifth day of Project Nasturtium at Bloom, and I starring to feel tired. Then a bell rings out. This signals the start of the sell off from the plant stalls, it’s four o’clock. Within a few minutes our stand is emptyContinue reading “A tolling bell signals that the end is nigh…”

Show garden moments

A few images from my early morning visits to the show gardens at bloom. It is not all glamour and glitz for garden designers. Top pic; Gold medal winner Jane Mc Corkell is busy watering her garden in the sunshine on Saturday morning, her garden is called “The Rain Garden”. Upper Middle pic; the GIYContinue reading “Show garden moments”